^20:14Sheba²² traveled through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of²³ Beth Maacah and all the Berite region. When they had assembled,²⁴ they too joined him.

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22 Heb “he”; the referent (Sheba) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
23 In keeping with the form of the name in v. 15, the translation deletes the “and” found in the .
24 The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew , and the ancient versions in reading וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ (vayyiqqahalu, “and they were gathered together”) rather than the Kethib of the וַיִּקְלֻהוּ (vayyiqluhu, “and they cursed him”). The Kethib is the result of metathesis.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah, and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites, who gathered together and followed him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah. All the Berites came together and followed him.

Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites, assembled for battle and followed him into the town.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

(He had passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maacah; now all of the Berites had been treated badly, so they also followed after him.)

KJV 1900King James Version

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

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